Time Columnist Melanie Phillips argued the UK had already held a referendum as she dismissed the calls for a second as a way to resolve Brexit. While on Politics Live Ms Phillips insisted MPs had already agreed to a no deal Brexit when they passed Article 50 as that stipulated that in the event of an agreement not being found, the UK would leave with a no deal Brexit. Ms Phillips said: “This whole discussion is completely surreal.

“We had a people’s vote it was called the 2016 referendum.

“The second referendum is being called for only in order to produce a different result which it might not do.

“Taking no deal off the table because they want Boris to obey the law?

“A no deal Brexit is obeying the law.

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“Parliament itself voted for withdrawing from the European Union on a timetable which meant that if there was no deal the UK would leave with no deal.

“MPs themselves voted for it, they are now trying to get out of legislation they themselves passed.

“They have the audacity to tell us, that the condition of progress is to take this off the table.”

Boris Johnson renewed his commitment to deliver Brexit on time after Parliament voted 329 to 299 to give the Brexit Bill a second reading on Tuesday night.

The Prime Minister remained adamant the UK will quit the European Union on time despite MPs later rejecting his proposed timetable 322 to 308 and forcing him to pause the progress of the legislation.

Boris Johnson has insisted he feels a general election would be the best way forward as the UK takes steps closer to leaving the EU.

After facing in his defeat in the Commons on Tuesday the Prime Minister slammed MPs for causing another Brexit delay.

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He said: “We now face further uncertainty and the EU must now make up their mind on how to answer Parliament’s request for a delay.

“The first consequence is that the Government must now take the only responsible course and accelerate our preparations for a no-deal outcome.”

“Secondly, I will speak to the EU member states about their intentions until they have reached a decision. Until then. we will pause this legislation.

“Let me be clear – our policy remains that we should not delay, that we should leave the EU on October 31 and that is what I will say to the EU.”

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